[CleanerCarpets]

Just wondered what people are using to manage their accounts? Lots of online ways now with apps - looks like a better way of doing it than paper and pencil.

I am paper based at the mo - a real drag when i do them meaning i put them off and then its worse cos i have months to do at a time.

I use my accountant at the moment to run payroll for me and do the audited accounts each year and calculate Corp Tax as i am Limited. Looking online the apps look like they can do all that and much lower monthly cost.

Sage or Quickbooks maybe?

[Ian Harper]

CleanerCarpets

You should be doing profit & loss every month if not weekly. By doing so you know if your price needs changing or any other number of questions you might need answered. we use paper its much easier. We have a excel that does the calculations. by doing it this way you will end up filing your stuff properly. a month is much easier to sort than a year -)

problem  with the programs your looking at is you need a book keeping knowledge. as they are double entry system.  Find someone that know how to do double entry and pay them a few hours each week.

With respect, having your accounts on computer will not change your problem as you still need to sit down and enter them. be it yearly or monthly. We have a office day where do we do all this stuff.  the old saying "stop working in your business and start working on your business" comes to mind

Good luck

[Tony Stewart]

Hey Jason I use Quickbooks - I does it all for you and displays graphs and tells you who owes what and whether you have made any money!
I also use Swift Act! for my customer database. A bit more fiddley to set up but you can customise it to work the way you want.
If you want a one size fits all
Cleaners Mate
Get Booked Up
Both of which will get you up and running.

Look on Ebay for the top two.

[CleanerCarpets]

thanks both - i'll do some digging!

[Hilton]

Quick books plus get a good book keeper and pass all your accounts over to them - and like Ian says get them to print off a P&L on a monthly basis.

[COLIN BRIGHT]

i give all mine to my accountant and let them sort it